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Warfarin After Seven Decades: Persistent Value and the Contemporary Role of Vitamin K Antagonism

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Key takeaways

This review looks at when the blood thinner warfarin is still the best choice. It notes that for people with mechanical heart valves, warfarin is required. Newer drugs have not worked as well in these specific cases. This is a summary of existing evidence, not a new trial with fresh results.

Who did this work

Weverton Ferreira Leite (Universidade Paulista) · Wilma Noia Ribeiro (Universidade Federal de São Paulo) · Rui Póvoa (Universidade Federal de São Paulo) · Dirceu Rodrigues Almeida (Universidade Federal de São Paulo) · Daniela Fernanda Alli Hemerly (Universidade Federal de São Paulo) · Bráulio Luna Filho (Universidade Federal de São Paulo) · Valdir Ambrósio Moisés (Universidade Federal de São Paulo) · José Antônio Franchini Ramires (Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo)

Source

Article · OpenAlex, CKD works · 2026-10-24
https://doi.org/10.14740/cr2322